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Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Hepatocellular ... Wilsons, Pregnancy - AFLP ... #Elevated #Abnormal ... #hepatology #LiverFunctionTests
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
(LFTs) Elevation ... ≥5: Hepatocellular ... #FunctionTest #LFTs ... #Elevation #Transaminitis ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
specificity to elevated ... • Gilbert's syndrome ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential #Hepatology ... #transaminitis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... specificity to elevated ... • Gilbert's syndrome ... #algorithm #hepatology